Main paradigm approaches[edit]
The following are widely considered the main programming paradigms, as seen when measuring programming language popularity. There is some overlap between paradigms, inevitably, but the main features or identifiable differences are summarized in this table:
- Imperative programming – defines computation as statements that change a program state.
- Procedural programming, structured programming – specifies the steps a program must take to reach a desired state.
- Declarative programming – defines program logic, but not detailed control flow.
- Functional programming – treats programs as evaluating mathematical functions and avoids state and mutable data
- Object-oriented programming (OOP) – organizes programs as objects: data structures consisting of datafields and methods together with their interactions.
- Event-driven programming – program control flow is determined by events, such as sensor inputs or user actions (mouse clicks, key presses) or messages from other programs or threads.
- Automata-based programming – a program, or part, is treated as a model of a finite state machine or any other formal automaton.
None of the main programming paradigms have a precise, globally unanimous definition, nor official international standard. Nor is there any agreement on which paradigm constitutes the best method to developing software. The subroutines that implement OOP methods may be ultimately coded in an imperative, functional, or procedural style that may, or may not, directly alter state on behalf of the invoking program.
Differences in terminology
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comparison_of_programming_paradigms
